Nov 15

Nov 15 Let Me Watch Your Money Honey / Embroidered Felt Wallets

I can’t remember how this project came to be. I do remember thinking the felt remnants left over from a previous blog, Marimekko Moment, reminded me of Evil Eyes every time I came across them rummaging through my fabric basket. The creativity was inspired by the supplies I had on hand. I bought the felt wallets on Amazon (I searched “felt pencil cases” to find them), and my friend Bee gave me my tagline, “Let Me Watch Your Money Honey.” I embroidered embellishments on the felt eyes and attached beads, buttons, and studs before gluing them to the wallets with Alene’s Tacky Glue.

Mar 6

Mar 6 Peace, Harmony, and Puddy Cats

Paige Grose

Fashion, DIY, Kids, Clothing

Transforming a plain shirt could never be easier than this. Start with a design. Print out mine if you like. Use a LED light board to project the design through the fabric, and trace it onto your garment with a disappearing ink marker. Pull out your permanent markers and acrylic paint pens, and start coloring! I’ve included links to the LED light board and disappearing ink marker that I use. Bic and Sharpie are my go-to permanent markers, and Zeyar is the brand of acrylic paint pen I used on this shirt.

Feb 21

Feb 21 Butterfly Jean Jackets - Off On a Tangent

Paige Grose

Upcycle, TOTEM, Fashion, DIY, Clothing

I ended off on a tangent with this project much like a flittering butterfly’s flight. A bundle of calico fabric cut for a quilt commonly referred to as “Parasol Girl” inspired these butterfly jean jackets.

Oct 25

Oct 25 Henna Skeleton Deck Shoes

Paige Grose

Fashion, DIY, Clothing

Sep 29

Sep 29 Bad-Girl Scout Jacket

Paige Grose

Fashion, DIY, Clothing

The idea for a Bad-Girl Scout Jacket came after I started searching the internet for additional patches to finish my Good-Girl Scout Jacket. I stumbled onto LukeDrozd on Etsy and fell in love with the “Alternative Scouting for Boys & Girls Merit Badges” that I found there. The skills they represented, like cult leader, soothsayer, informant, bribery, and espionage, were more than I could resist.

Sep 10

Sep 10 Good-Girl Scout Jacket

Paige Grose

Upcycle, TOTEM, Fashion, DIY, Clothing

The recent dip in Summer temperatures has me yearning to wear jackets and boots and has prompted me to begin planning my winter wardrobe. This good-Girl Scout jacket is definitely at the top of my must-wear list this Fall.

Jun 1

Jun 1 Just a Little Monkeying Around

Paige Grose

Fashion, DIY, Kids, Clothing

I found this crazy t-shirt on a clearance rack at Bershka. It was the last one they had, but it wasn’t my size. Orange doesn’t happen to be a great color on me either, but that didn’t stop me from buying it, and I am so glad I did. I ended up ironing fusible interfacing to the back of the orange monkey t-shirt, cutting out the monkeys, and sewing them to JW Anderson/Uniqlo linen t-shirts. The resulting three t-shirts are more wearable than the original and surprisingly on-trend for Summer.